Wonolo (Work Now Locally) is disrupting the $140BN temporary staffing industry. Founded in 2014, Wonolo’s mission is to help people find consistent work. Through our two-sided tech marketplace, we connect hundreds of businesses in need of front-line workers with 500,000 underemployed workers in local markets all across the country, within minutes. Wonolo empowers the in-demand workforce by democratizing access to flexible work, opportunities to learn new skills, a living wage, and various portable benefits and perks.

Wonolo is looking for a Senior User Experience (UX) Researcher to join our Product Design team. In this role you’ll partner with Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists, and Engineers to identify, prioritize, plan and execute high-impact research studies. You are metrics-minded and utilize diverse research methodologies to uncover deep insights to drive the product development process for the worker experience.

Product Design at Wonolo is part of the Technology team composed of Product Managers and Engineers, putting users at the center of everything we do. If you are customer-obsessed, data-driven, and looking to make a positive impact at a growth startup, we would love to hear from you!

We welcome qualified candidates located anywhere in the United States and Canada.

What you’ll do:

Design and execute research using the right methodologies for the right questions in a highly collaborative environment, working with business stakeholders, product managers, designers, data scientists, and engineers
Engage with research participants on both the business-side and worker-side, online and offline, including onsite visits to warehouses to interact directly with our users
Prioritize research needs and approaches across multiple work streams to define the right projects, scale, scope, and timing
Generate actionable insights that shape how product teams think about both long-term strategy and short-term tactics
Communicate insights in creative and compelling ways to internal stakeholders and company-wide
Give feedback in design critiques, coach the team through design and UX decisions, make strategic decisions with your peers in Product and Engineering
Enable your peers to learn and apply research skills by building research programs and processes to empower them to assist and conduct tactical research

Who you are:

5+ years experience conducting research in applied research settings
Experience designing products in either B2C or B2B environments
Expert in both qualitative and quantitative research methods
Effectively interpret, organize, and communicate insights from experiment and survey data
Well versed in user experience strategy, process and design thinking
You demonstrate a commitment to advancing representation and inclusion

If you have read up to this point, we hope you are excited about this opportunity to work at Wonolo! Even if your experience does not check every bullet point, we still highly encourage you to apply. The best hires do not always check off every box of a job description.

Preferred:

MA/MS/PhD in human behavior-related fields (Human Computer Interaction, Psychology, Sociology, Information Science, Economics, Political Science, etc.)

Benefits and perks:

Meaningful equity and company bonus
We cover 100% insurance (medical/dental/vision) premiums
We encourage a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible schedules, an open vacation policy, and the ability to work from anywhere in the US and Canada (no more commutes!)
Generous parental leave plan
Cell phone reimbursement and laptop
401(k) plan as well as life and disability insurance
Team outings, virtual happy hours, company off-sites, and more!

About Wonolo:

Wonolo is a two-sided job marketplace that serves over 1 million front-line workers, providing them access to flexible and consistent job opportunities across the United States within minutes, at companies such as Peloton, Coca-Cola, Neiman Marcus, Papa John’s, and thousands more.

We are a remote-first company with 180+ full-time employees, and quickly scaling our team within the United States and Canada. We are well funded and backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, and Leeds Illuminate, among others.

Learn more about us:

Wonolo raises $140M to continue supporting over 1 million laborers and front-line workers
Wonolo is one of Glassdoor’s best tech companies to work for in 2021
Sequoia, leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, invests in Wonolo
Yong Kim (CEO) on why he’s passionate about empowering the in-demand workforce

Wonolo is a Great Place to Work-Certified company for delivering a consistently high-trust experience for all employees. We value representation and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.

#24 in Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2021 (Small and Medium)
#12 in Fortune’s Best Workplaces in the Bay Area 2021 (Small and Medium)
Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces 2020 (Medium to Large)

Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging:

Wonolo welcomes you as you and celebrates our collective diversity. We work to serve the underserved, and we are built on the strength of our entire community. We are especially interested in candidates who represent different cultures, perspectives, and backgrounds as these empower our team to come together to make the best decisions and the biggest impact.

Wonolo is an equal opportunity employer. We make the best effort to ensure all people feel supported, empowered, and connected at work. A big part of this effort is through our support for members and allies of Employee Resource Groups such as Whammies of Color and Allies At Wonolo (WoCAW), Women of Wonolo (WoW), Parents of Wonolo (PoW), and People Out at Wonolo and Allies (POWA). Individuals seeking to work at or with Wonolo are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

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